Wed, 2012-10-31 01:45 — editor
From R.
Vasudevan—Reporting from New Delhi
New Delhi, 31 October (Asiantribune.com)
:
Tight
security measures have been put in place at the world-famous Mahabodhi temple
at Bodh Gaya in Bihar's Gaya district and the Special Task Force (STF) deployed
there in view of threat of militant attack.
As
part of measures, a platoon of the STF was deployed at the Mahabodhi temple on
permanent basis, DIG (Magadh range) N Hasnain Khan said. The Bodh Gaya temple
management committee (BTMC) and the district police have also arranged security
measures in and around the Mahabodhi temple.
The
measures were taken following threat by Indian Mujahideen militants to attack
the Buddhist shrine, he said.
The
measures include installation of CCTV cameras in and around the temple,
round-the-clock patrolling by the police on Gaya-Dobhi and Gaya-Falgu roads and
deployment of women police at the temple for frisking women pilgrims.
The
Mahabodhi Temple is one of the 84,000 shrines erected by King Ashoka the Great
in the 3rd century B.C.
The
decision for additional security measures at the temple was taken at a recent
meeting of the BTMC and the district authorities.
Various
Buddhist monasteries too will be brought under monitoring by CCTV cameras, they
said. A control room will be set up at the Bodh Gaya police station located
adjacent to the Mahabodhi temple to monitor activities and movement of people
under the coverage area.
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